OFFICIAL CORN HOLE RULES 

TEAM

  1. Team rosters shall include a minimum of 2 players, including at least 1 of each gender.

  2. Each round shall be played by only 2 players. Every round shall alternate between players. There is no gender requirement, but every player present must play in at least one round per game.

  3. Players may not substitute for each other during a round. Only after a round is complete may players trade out.

  4. All players must be registered with the League to play with the team. Unregistered substitutes are not permitted. Players may recruit other registered players from another team if they are short.

  5. Late Registration: a team may add players to their roster through the 2nd scheduled match provided the team captain approves with the league fee pro-rated for the remainder of the season. All players must be formally registered with the League and paid in full prior to playing.

TIME

  1. Each game will be 40 minutes in length. Rounds are played to 21 points. Teams will complete as many rounds as possible in the allotted time period. The team with the most rounds won in the time period will be declared the winner.

  2. If a round is in progress at the conclusion of 40 minutes and a team has more than 10 points, that round shall be called and the win shall be awarded to the team with the highest score. If no one has reached 10 points, the first team to 10 points will win.

RULES OF PLAY

  1. Cornhole rules of play are those of the American Cornhole Organization. Those rules can be found here: http://www.americancornhole.com/aco-official-cornhole-rules

  2. Players are responsible for keeping score of points in each individual round and also keeping score of rounds won.

  3. Each match score will be recorded by a League official.

OFFICIATING

  1. All questions of rule play will be directed to the League official.

  2. Unsportsmanlike conduct, including but not limited to, throwing sandbags out of play, conducting yourself in an inappropriate manor, or excessive taunting shall be grounds for ejection. The League official has ultimate say.

EQUIPMENT

  1. All equipment, including boards and bags shall be provided by the League.

FORFEITS

  1. Teams must be ready to play and meet game start requirements at the posted game time. Any team not ready to play at this time shall forfeit, and the opposing team shall take a default win.

  2. Any team found to be playing with a player not registered with the League shall forfeit the game.

(contest rules are bound by the following terms)